Boot-stripping device.



1.1. KRAMER I H. SMERLN'G.

BOOT STRIPPING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. I2. |9I.

Apr. s, 1912,?. 2 sIIEETs--SIIEEI I.

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BOOT STRAIPPl-NG DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED Aue. I2, IQIIz.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

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millll'llld@ TTE@ llllldllldlllll JOHN' '3'. KRAMER AND HERMAN SMERLING, OF LA GROSSE, WISCONSN, ASSIGNRS lf LA. GROSSE RUBBER MILLS COMPANY, OF LA GROSSE, WISCGNSIN.

BOOT-STRIPPNG DEVICE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. il.2

Application lled August l2, 1916. Serial No. 249,53?.

ATo all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOHN J. KRAMER and HERMAN SMERLING, the former a citizen of the United States, and the latter a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at La Crosse, in the county of La Crosse and State of Wisconsiin have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boot- Stripping Devices; and we do declare the following to be a full7 clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will en` able others skilled in the art to which Ait appertains to make and use the same.

ln the manufacture of rubber boots, it is common practice to build the boot up upon lasts formed of several sections, and with the method now used, considerable expenditure of time and labor is necessary in stripping the completed boot from the last, the object of this invention being to provide a simple and inexpensive device which will quickly and easlly remove the last from the boot; and with this object in view, the invention resides in the devie hereinafter fully described and claimed, rei-ference beingmade tothe accornpanyin,9?I drawings.

Figure l is a perspective view showing; the manner in which the last remover is used.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the device.

vldig. 3 is a partial top plan showing the manner in which the boot is held in place.

Fig. l is a detail horizontal section on the plane of the line fi-4 of Fig. El.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View ot the upper end et the pulling; lever and the link which connects it with the last.

ln the drawings above vbrielly described, the numeral 1 designates a vertical leg preferably formed of a single metal bar with its lower end bent laterally at 2 and its upper end extended laterally in the opposite direction at 3 to provide a horizontal arm upon which a boot supporting member, pret'- erably in the form of a shelf i is mounted. The support fl, or rather the arm 3 thereoiE is adapted to rest en a table or work bench 5 and in order to retain it properly in place, a toot plate 6 is connected to the lower end of the leg l by an arm or the like i', it being intended that the operator shall place one foot upon the plate 6.

The tree end of arm 3 is bent er otherwise turned upwardly to provide a vertical arm 8 whose upper end is decreased in width to forni an upstanding lug 9. A

' right angular metal bar 10 is secured to the arm 8 and forms a seat member to receive the heel portion .ll of the boot l2, and in order to hold the boot properly engaged 'ith said seat, a strap i3 is secured at one end to the support 4., said strap being pro vided on its other end with a plurality of' hooks 14 for engagement with the lug 9 alter passage et' the strap over the instep of the boot. By this means, the boot is effectively held in place upon the support l and may be easily applied to said support or removed therci'roni, with the expenditure 015i little time.

A pull member in the form of a vertical arm 15, preferably formed of metal, is pivoted at 16 to the front end of the iorwardly projecting portion 2 ot the leg 1, the upper end of said arm l5 being provided with a notch l? to .receive a pull link or rod 18, the outer end of said rod having an abutment lil threaded thereon for ad justnicnt longitudinally thereof, While the inner end of the rod in question is provided with a hoolrl 20 for engage-nient with a pin or the like 21 at the end of the 22. The last is formed of, several. sections in ti? usual manner and it will be obvious that by pulling the arm l5 outwardly', the individual sections may be removed one a time. For operating` the arm l5 in the required manner, a lever 23 is fulcrurned'to a Ushaped bracket 24 secured to the upper end el the leg i, the fulcrum of said lever preferably consisting; oit a roclr shaft journaled in the arms ci said bracket, said arms straddling` the leg' "l and extending tor'- vvardly toward the arrn l5. The shalt is provided with a crank arm or earn tor engagement with the inner side oi.2 the arm 15, whereby a downward push on ce hand lever n will so actuate said crane arm or earn as referee the arm out fit 'to its inoperative position, another spring 28 is used to normally swing the arm l5 rearwardly, and a yoke 29 is secured to the leg l to limit the outward movement of' the arm l5 and to guide said arm in its operation.

T he device has been successfully used in the factory of a well known rubber company and has proven a valuable asset, eti'ecting a great saving in time and labor. Since excellent results have been obtained from the arrangement shown and described, it is by preference followed, but within the scope of the .invention as claimed, considerable latitude is allowed for making such minor Changes as'occasion may dictate.

Vile claim:

l. rl device for removing lasts from boots comprising a leg adapted to rest on the Hoor, a boot support extending from said leg and adapted to rest on a table, means 'for holding a boot on said support, and means for pulling the last from the boot.

2. A device for removing lasts `itiom boots comprising a leg adapted to rest on the floor, a boot support extending from said leg and adapted to rest on a table, means for holding a boot on said support, a vertical arm pivoted at its lower end to said leg and adapted for connection at its upper end with the last, and means for operating said arm to withdraw the last.

3. device for removing lasts from boots comprising a leg adapted to rest on the licor, a beet support extending from said leg and adapted to rest on a table, means for holding a boot on said support, a vertical arm pivoted at its lower end to said leg and adapted 'for connection at its upper end with the last, and a lever fulcrumed on said leg and having a cam for operating said arm to withdraw the last.

Il. A structure as specified in claim 1, and a foot plate on the lower end of said leg to receive the operators foot, whereby to hold the device effectively in place.

A device for removing lasts from boots comprising a legadapted to rest on the floor and having its upper end extended laterally to provide an arm to rest on a table, a boot support secured to said arm, the end of the latter being turned upwardly at one end of said support, boot holding means coperating with said upwardly turned end of said arm, and means for pulling the last from the boot.

6, A. structure as specified in claim 5, said boot holding means comprising a strap seat one end to said support and having Lacasse 7. A structure as specified in claim 5, together with an angular seat member extending from said upturned end of said arm to receive the heel of the boot.

8. A device for removing lasts from boots comprising a leg extended laterally at its upper and lower ends, the upper extension extending rearwardly and the lower eXtension forwardly, a boot support secured to said upper extension of the leg and having boot holding means, a vertical arm pivoted to the lower extension of said leg, said arm rising in front of said support and being adapted for connection to the last, and means on said leg for operating said arm to withdraw the last.

9. A structure as specilied in claim 8, the operating means of said arm consisting of a hand lever fulcrumed on said leg and having a cam contacting with the arm.

10. A device for removing lasts from boots, comprising a horizontal boot supporting shelf upon which the boot is laid, an arm rising from one end of said shelf for contact with the heel bottom, means coacting with said arm for holding the boot on said shelf, and means for withdrawing the last.

ll. A structure as specified in claim l0, said boot holding means comprising a strap anchored at one end to said shelf and having a hook on its other end for engagement with said arm.

12. A structure as specified in claim 10, and a lateral projection extending horizontally from said arm to engage the rear edge of the boot heel.

13. A device for removing lasts from boots -oniprising a vertical leg termed of a single metal bar bent forwardly at its lower end and bent rearwardly at its upper end to forni an arm, a boot supporting shelf mountlili ed on said arm, the end of the arm being turned upwardly at the end of said shelf, a strap secured to said shelf at one end and having a hook at its other end for engagement with said upturned end of the arm, whereby to secure the boot on the shelf, a foot plate below and connected to said leg, a vertical arm pivoted t0 and rising from the forwardly bent end ot said leg, the upper end of said last named arm having a notch, a pull rod adaptedfor rece tion in said notch, one end of said rod having means for engagement with the last and the other end of saidroad having an adjustable abutment against which said pivoted arm bears, a U- shaped bracket straddling and secured to the upperend of said leg, a rock shaft journaled in the arms of said bracket and having roundingf Said pivoted ann to guido the saune.

14. A dovcu for removing lasts ffl-om boots oon'xpl'ising boot homing moans, a, pull member spaced from said meanse moans for moving sind pnl] lnonlbor away from Sid holding means@ pull rod having means for engagement with the lasst, and an nomment',

on said. rod to engage said pul member, :be

lntor having L notch 'i'o receive sind rod.. In testn'xony whereof Wo havo berenno set om: nando JOHN 7,1. HERR/MLN SMLML'JQG. 

